Promoting Morocco From: New African | Date: August 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright International Communications Aug/Sep 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Mohammed Belmahi, Morocco's ambassador to London, speaks to New African on his country's special relationship with Britain. Tom Mbakwe reports.

Morocco has had fruitful relations with Britain for over 800 years, since 1213, and hopes to build on it, says Ambassador Belmahi. "Today, Morocco is on a par with Egypt in the Arab market, and we are the third largest market for Britain in the Arab world, with L880m a year trade."

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are Britain's biggest markets in the Arab world. "But Morocco is the largest market for Britain in North Africa," the ambassador ...

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